Author: Gesi Lloyd

When the WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement was finalized in March, A’ja Wilson wasted little time signaling where she intended to be. The four-time MVP and three-time champion with the Las Vegas Aces committed to staying, and the contract that followed made history. Wilson signed a three-year supermaximum deal structured at 20% of the salary cap for each year of the agreement. The contract begins at $1.4 million in 2026 and, if the cap rises to its maximum allowable ceiling through 2028, could pay her more than $4.7 million across its full term. At the time of signing, it was…

FIFA has officially announced the performers for the opening ceremonies of the 2026 World Cup, and Nigerian singer Rema is among the headliners chosen for the Los Angeles edition of the event. The 26-year-old, born Divine Ikubor, will take the stage at the Los Angeles Stadium on June 12 alongside South African artist Tyla, American rapper Future, pop icon Katy Perry, Brazilian singer Anitta, and LISA of BLACKPINK. FIFA confirmed the lineup through its official platforms on Saturday, noting that additional artists would be revealed ahead of the event. The 2026 World Cup marks the first time in the tournament’s…

WrestleMania 42 settled some scores and opened plenty of others. Now, less than a month removed from Las Vegas, WWE heads to Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena for Backlash 2026, a five-match card that functions less as a victory lap and more as a pressure test for everything that happened in April. The show begins at 6 p.m. ET. The first two matches air on ESPN2 and ESPN’s streaming platform before the remainder streams exclusively on ESPN. Internationally, the event is available on Netflix. Subscriptions to ESPN’s streaming service start at $29.99 per month and are accessible through DirecTV, Fubo TV,…

Kelsey Mitchell does not talk about legacy the way most athletes do. She talks about purpose, about passion, about not drifting from who she is. After eight seasons in the WNBA, all of them with the Indiana Fever, that philosophy has held. This offseason, she signed a one-year supermax contract worth a reported $1.4 million, becoming the first player in Fever history to earn $1 million in a single season. The deal was not just a financial milestone. It was a signal that the organization believes Mitchell is central to what comes next. She finished last season averaging a career-high…

Quakertown Borough officials did not want to get ahead of the Bucks County District Attorney’s ongoing investigation. But after months of public pressure and unanswered questions about a student-led protest that left their police chief hospitalized, they decided that waiting was no longer an option. The borough released a detailed written account of the events surrounding the Feb. 20 anti-ICE protest, laying out a timeline that begins ten days before the march and ends with officers taking multiple students into custody outside a downtown deli. The borough was clear that the statement was not meant to assign blame or prejudge…

For decades, America’s fascination with UFOs survived through grainy footage, conspiracy theories and whispered military rumors. Now the Pentagon is trying to pull some of those mysteries into public view. On Friday, the Defense Department released what it described as a fresh batch of previously classified files tied to unidentified aerial sightings. The material includes old intelligence reports, blurry images and federal accounts involving unexplained objects spotted across the United States over several decades. The release immediately reignited debate around extraterrestrial life, government secrecy and the military’s long complicated relationship with UFO investigations. The Pentagon now refers to the sightings…

Kendrick Perkins built his NBA career around force, intimidation and discipline. He earned respect through defense, screens and rebounding, not through highlight scoring nights. That reputation made his latest story involving Kevin Durant sound almost impossible to many basketball fans. The former NBA center recently revisited his Oklahoma City Thunder years and shared a practice court memory that immediately exploded online. According to Perkins, he once beat Durant in a one on one game after practice. Even after waves of skepticism, he has continued to stand by the story. For most fans, the claim sounded absurd from the start. Durant…

The artificial intelligence boom has turned memory chips into one of the hottest corners of Wall Street. Graphics processors still dominate the spotlight, but investors are increasingly chasing the companies supplying the memory systems powering those machines behind the scenes. That shift has pushed Micron Technology and SanDisk into a sharp rally that few expected a year ago. Micron has become one of the market’s most valuable semiconductor companies, while SanDisk has emerged as one of the fastest rising names in tech after its split from Western Digital earlier this year. The surge reflects a simple reality inside AI infrastructure.…

A routine night at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport turned into an investigation scene after two Southwest Airlines aircraft made contact while pushing back from adjacent gates. The incident, which happened around 10:30 p.m. on the airport ramp, involved Southwest Flight 1048 bound for Connecticut and Southwest Flight 562 headed to Houston. Both jets clipped wings during ground movement, causing visible damage but no injuries. Operations at the gate area were briefly disrupted as both aircraft were removed from service for inspection. The situation has now drawn the attention of federal regulators, with the Federal Aviation Administration opening a formal…

It started with a post-Met Gala video. On Thursday, Rihanna shared a clip on social media set to Who’s Dat Girl by Nigerian artist Ayra Starr. Under ordinary circumstances, a background music choice would barely register. This was not ordinary circumstances. Days earlier, a clip from the 2026 Met Gala had circulated widely showing South African singer Tyla standing nearby while Rihanna appeared engaged in a separate conversation. Online, the moment was quickly reframed as a snub. By the time Rihanna’s video landed with Ayra Starr’s song playing behind it, fans had already decided what it meant. What the internet…